The inductees are: Suhada Jayasuriya, chair of the Texas A&M Department of Mechanical Engineering and resident of College Station, Texas; Raymond J. Tessier, group director of Environmental Services for GM's Worldwide Facilities Group and resident of Allen Park; George Y. Karmo, president of Tucker, Young, Jackson, Tull, Inc. of Detroit and resident of Farmington Hills; Sang-Kee Suh, member of the 18th Korean National Assembly and resident of Daegu, South Korea; Paul U. Strauss, psychiatrist, San Diego Mental Health Associates Medical Clinic and resident of La Jolla, Calif.; and Tapan Datta, professor, civil engineering, Wayne State University and resident of Bloomfield Hills.
In a special ceremony held Friday, Aug. 21 in Korea, College of Engineering Associate Dean Michele Grimm performed induction rights to Sang-Kee Suh, reflecting the reach of the college's global family.
Wayne State University is a premier urban research university offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 31,000 students. The College of Engineering, with more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students, offers a wide range of fully accredited engineering disciplines. Its well-respected graduates represent a large force in Michigan industry and the engineering field.